The original statement as to not being able to replace them was silly, given federation tech. Really they should have at some point just had some throwaway line about having converted some facility to photorp production.
Even if certain components couldn’t be replicated, they’d likely be able to mine/trade for them along the way. Simple as. Wrote themselves into a needless corner.
The original statement as to not being able to replace them was silly, given federation tech. Really they should have at some point just had some throwaway line about having converted some facility to photorp production.
Even if certain components couldn’t be replicated, they’d likely be able to mine/trade for them along the way. Simple as. Wrote themselves into a needless corner.